League Play-Off

Ierisσs
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Thrasivoulos Sikalias made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Renos Kalabokis sent off a good shot on target. Kostas Spyropoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christos Vasiliou in the 6th minute of the match. Vaggelis Tragos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kostas Spyropoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vaggelis Tragos in the 14th minute of play. Thrasivoulos Sikalias stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Apostolikas Meraklis's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Antonis Fytilis kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. In the 27th minute Christos Vasiliou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kostas Spyropoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute, Miltiadis Vardakas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thrasivoulos Sikalias was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 34 minutes into the match, Vaggelis Tragos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kostas Spyropoulos. Ierisσs BC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vaggelis Tragos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Thrasivoulos Sikalias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantinos Grigoriou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Aiyialσs's zone, Alkaios Kapsalakis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thrasivoulos Sikalias came out of the goal and Alkaios Kapsalakis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With an all-out effort, Ierisσs BC's Thrasivoulos Sikalias threw himself towards the right post 47 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Renos Kalabokis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dimitris Sapounopoulos was the one to do the kick off. Aiyialσs's Vaggelis Tragos got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 57 played minutes Ierisσs BC got a freekick which was hit by Dimitris Kouvaris. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ierisσs BC's goalkeeper Kostas Spyropoulos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Ierisσs BC's zone, Vaggelis Tragos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kostas Spyropoulos came out of the goal and Vaggelis Tragos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Ierisσs BC defense, Dimitris Sapounopoulos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kostas Spyropoulos. The Ierisσs BC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kostas Spyropoulos should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Aiyialσs getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Vaggelis Tragos hit a great ball. Thrasivoulos Sikalias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Apostolikas Meraklis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thrasivoulos Sikalias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantinos Grigoriou in the 69th minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Dimitris Sapounopoulos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thrasivoulos Sikalias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paraskevas Grigoroulis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitris Sapounopoulos in the 79th minute of play forced Ierisσs BC's goalkeeper Kostas Spyropoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kostas Spyropoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitris Sapounopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vaggelis Tragos got free with Kostas Spyropoulos in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilias Kechagias in the 89th minute of play forced Ierisσs BC's goalkeeper Kostas Spyropoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute of the match Manos Kioupouroglou shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kostas Spyropoulos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.